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Understanding your Credit Score and how to improve it

A credit score is a simplified overview of your credit history, giving lenders and prospective loan providers a general idea of your previous credit commitments, repayments and reliability. Currently in the UK, credit scores are measured by three credit reference agencies (Experian, Equifax and TransUnion), who monitor and allow you to check your credit score.…

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Credit scores

Credit scores In its essence, a credit score is a number that lenders (banks, car finance dealers etc.) use to determine the risk associated with loaning money to someone. These lenders decide how much they’re willing to loan you (and at what interest rate) based on your credit score – it can also be checked by landlords…

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Pensions

Pensions Pensions are one of the most important things to build up when you’re of working age, but many of us don’t even think about them until the time comes to claim them. Think of a pension as a type of long-term savings plan (actually, that’s exactly what it is). It’s one of the most…

Benefits

Benefits It’s no secret that the benefits system in the UK can be quite confusing to those not in-the-know, especially considering that incoming governments bring with them new changes that can complicate things further. But the bottom line has always remained the same: you could be entitled to financial support depending on your personal circumstances.…

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Erroneous transfers: Switched by mistake

Erroneous transfers: Switched by mistake Switching energy suppliers is usually a very straightforward process, and involves very little input from the customer past the point of the initial switch; energy companies speak to each other directly to ensure that switches go ahead smoothly and with no disruption to supply. However, occasionally an energy supplier takes…